"I know his agent is happy to do what the player wants and I also know that the board wants him to stay and they are working on that. So hopefully, sooner or later, they arrive at a good conclusion."

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Mourinho explains why he threw a drinks rack after United's winner

Mourinho explains why he threw a drinks rack after United's winner

De Gea made a vital save in the Group H encounter at Old Trafford, which Mourinho classed as match-winning at his post-match news conference.

"Without David's save, there would be no winning goal," added Mourinho. "He's the best goalkeeper in the world and if our ambitions are to be a big club, a winning club you need the best goalkeeper in the world.

"You also need some other best players [in their position] in the world, in this case we only have the best goalkeeper in the world."